Windsong (24bt) [Import, Original recording remastered]

John Denver | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 6, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Bmg Japan
• ASIN: B000666QXS
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #746,732 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Windsong

2. Cowboy's Delight

3. Spirit

4. Looking for Space

5. Shipmates and Cheyenne

6. Late Night Radio

7. Love Is Everywhere

8. Two Shots

9. I'm Sorry

10. Fly Away

11. Calypso

12. Song of Wyoming

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Outstanding, but Significant Better digital remastering than the 1997 US pressing, March 25, 2010

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AsiancCharm "AC" (Frisco, Texas, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Windsong (24bt) (Audio CD)

If you wonder why this CD is so expensive, it's because it's an import, and also out-of-print for awhile. But is it worth the money? The answer is mixed. If you want to experience or revisit this album as a unique listening experience (i.e. from the beginning to the end), get this copy because the digital remastering is probably the best you can get (comparing to the original 1974 "DYNAGROOVE" vinyl, the '80s Japanese and German CD pressings, and the 1997 US pressing). If you just want to listen to some of the more popular tracks from this album (like I'm Sorry, Fly Away, Looking for Space, etc.), you may turn to the 2 or 3 CD-set THE ESSENTIAL released in 2007/2008 by Sony/BMG under the Legacy label.

Windsong is my all-time favorite John Denver album, thus deserves more than 5 stars. It's also the most symphonic one, and was the joint-creation of two fantastic musicians: John Denver and Lee Holdridge. You know, a few of the John Denver's hits like Sunshine On My Shoulder, My Sweet Lady, My Old Guitar, were original recorded without any strings accompaniment. Lee Holdridge added the strings and/or orchestral arrangement later on. I think Holdridge's orchestral treatments of John Denver's songs really enhance John Denver's sunny disposition, and his love for the earth and universe as experienced by millions of his fans all over the world.